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Hong Kong’s Gay Games, which kicks off on Friday, arrives hot on the heels of landmark achievements in local LGBTQ rights, including a court choice that the government must set up a framework recognising same-sex partnerships and another that upheld the public housing rights of same-sex couples who married overseas.
But the event has been hampered by a lack of government cooperation, internal strife and the Covid-19 pandemic, and has also seen calls for its cancellation from conservative groups and human rights activists alike.
What is the Gay Games?
The Homosexual Games Hong Kong 2023 is an international sporting and cultural event that aims to promote inclusivity, diversity, and equality through sport and cultural exchange. Held every four years, it brings together athletes and participants from around the world – regardless of their sexual orientation – to compete in various sports and cultural events.
Some 2,000 athletes are expected to participate in the upcoming games in Hong Kong. Initially, organisers were hoping for 12,000, with a projected HK$1 billion boost to the economy.
Hong Kong emerged as the host for the 2022 Gay Games in 2017, prevailing over
Gay Games: Hong Kong delivers 'rainbows' despite political clouds
BBC News
There will be disco and dancing at the closing ceremony of the Gay Games in Hong Kong on Saturday, as participants and volunteers rejoice the end of the week-long sporting event that's featured dragon boat racing and even mahjong among the events,
But amid the jubilation is also a sense of relief for organisers.
The global event - once known as the Gay Olympics- has attracted controversy ever since its origins in 1980s San Francisco, when it was dreamt up by a US Olympic decathlete who wanted to share the spirit of the Games for his community.
But this year, the event celebrating inclusion and diversity has faced new challenges existence staged for the first time in Hong Kong - a city whose political freedoms and cosmopolitan character have been hammered by the pandemic and China's tightened rule in recent years.
The global finance hub with its stunning harbour and mountains had looked very different in 2017 when it won its bid to deliver the games to Asia this year- joining a previous line-up of host cities like Paris, Amsterdam and Sydn
Plastic: the sensational gay party series taking over Asia
Since emerging in Shanghai in 2016, Plastic parties hold popped up everywhere from Beijing and Hong Kong, to Bangkok and Singapore, each with a eye-catching poster with the series’ ‘bold, homo aesthetic’
Plastic is fast becoming one of the biggest names in the Asian gay party scene. Since emerging in Shanghai in 2016, Plastic parties have popped up everywhere from Beijing and Hong Kong, to Bangkok and Singapore, each accompanied by a striking, memorable poster with the series’ trademark “bold, homo aesthetic”.
Ahead of Break Free, the huge Plastic Pride Month party, at Soho Dwelling on June 14, we talked to Plastic founder Jing about how the series got started, its international expansion and why it’s shifting its attention to the more risqué scene in Hong Kong.
Can you tell us a bit about how and when Plastic got started?
Plastic Shanghai began during a challenging time in 2016 when there were no open gay clubs or bars in the urban area – back then, it was called Snap Shanghai. Along with three friends, I started organising pop-up events across Shanghai because, well, the gays still nee
10 Gay Bars in Hong Kong for a Fabulous Darkness Out
Andrea Lo
Tired of the similar old haunts in Lan Kwai Fung and Wan Chai? Whether you’re looking for the leading watering holes to meet some like-minded individuals — or, if you’re the token straight comrade hoping for something unlike your usual boring nights out in Hong Kong — check out these LGBT-friendly spots in the city.
T:me Bar
If you’re looking for a still night with, declare, two drinks max, T:me Bar is the place to be. Located in an unassuming alleyway in SoHo, the bar’s vibe is low-key and welcoming, and crowds look after to spill out to the road. You’ll be happy to know that wines are $50 per glass and mixed drinks begin at around HK$72 — nothing that breaks the bank. Happy hour is until 9.30pm daily, and on Thursdays, there’s free vodka for guys from 8.30pm until it runs out. Acquire there early!
The crowd: Local and expat guys in their 20s and 30s — mostly worker bees from nearby Central coming down here for joyful hour.
Good for: Laid-back weeknights, catching up with friends… and meeting new ones.
Zoo
Unleash your inner animal at Zoo, a high-energy watering hole tucked into the a corner of Sheung Wan, about
It’s been a while since I used a travel forwarder to plan a trip. But a major travel spook in Belgium posted a deal one can’t refuse in a newsletter in June 2023. Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific and three nights at the four-star Park Hotel Hong Kong in the Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon area. So I messaged Oriol in ‘panic’ and pressured him to decide adv (as the deal was popular and the the provide limited in hour and availability) to come along to this Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People’s Republic of China. Entity four days in Hong Kong, we used one of these days to Macau (also often spelled Macao) the other SAR. We were there in November 2023.
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